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Evelyn Clayton has seen the positive effects of community care programs for seniors from virtually all sides, but those benefits could be stymied if Gov. Pat Quinn's proposed Medicaid reforms are adopted as part of the state's 2013 budget.

The 73-year-old Peorian is a caregiver to Pearly Bonds, 15 years her senior and also of Peoria.

Clayton expressed her gratitude for agencies like Senior World, which she says provides a safe and stimulating environment for her 71-year-old brother Everett Tate, who uses the Downtown facility to stay engaged with other seniors several times a week.

"I really appreciate this program because it keeps him from being isolated and allows him to continue using his brain," Clayton said. "This is a place where he can be stimulated and socialize with others. Without it, he'd be sitting home alone all day."

Clayton joined about 30 people - caregivers, seniors and their families - Wednesday at Senior World, 719 N. Kumpf Blvd., where they heard from, among others, Bob Thiemen, executive director of the Illinois Association of Community World Program Home World Providers.

Thiemen has been lobbying against the cuts to Medicaid. Mary Patton, a volunteer lobbyist for the American Association of Retired People, joined him.

The pair stressed the need for seniors and their families who receive non-nursing home care to make their voices heard.

"I can talk (to legislators) until I'm blue in the face but guess what, I didn't put them there. You did," Thiemen said.

Patton reiterated the point: "They don't want to hear what I say, they want to hear from you. We have to get to them before they put all the little pieces together."

Those "pieces," including Medicaid reforms, are parts of the state's budget which Quinn has said he wants to see finalized by May 31.

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State cuts could affect senior care programs

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